William C's quilt (Quilt Closed) |
Born: | 2010 |
Illness: | Dravet Syndrome
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Theme: Emergency Services and People
Date opened: 14th Aug 2019 Date closed: 24th Aug 2019 Deadline: 30th Dec 2019
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Theme detailsEmergency Services and People - As many emergency services vehicles and emergency services workers - ie firemen etc as we can manage. (If not enough patterns we can supplement with diggers,trucks,tractors later)
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Child InterestsFavourite colours are blue and yellow.
He loves all emergency services, diggers, trucks and construction vehicles, bin wagons, road sweepers, tractors and quad bikes.
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Biography
Will was born 8 days early, on a very snowy day, weighing 9lb 12oz. He was a happy baby and a beautiful brother for his sisters, Lily and Emily.
He met his milestones before or even ahead of schedule, smiling, sitting-up, rolling over, crawling, babbling, cruising and then he had his first seizure at 8 months. This was swiftly followed 2 days later by another and 2 weeks later by another and so the pattern started. Slight temperature increases and brewing illnesses would trigger seizures. Eventually Will was diagnosed with Dravet Syndrome the day before his 2nd birthday. This had followed 16 months of seizures and blue light ambulance trips to hospital with HDU and PICU stays the norm for our family.
Following his diagnosis we realised the future we had hoped for Will was going to be very different to the reality. Although things are far from bleak, he will never be independent and will always need care. The seizures, despite being on high doses of multiple medications, are not controlled. ADHD and autistic behaviours are extremely challenging and exhausting to manage and every trip out or holiday has to be planned with military precision, especially the distance and time to the nearest hospital!
Although he has his challenges his resilience is amazing! He's been discharged from hospital one day and back to school the next! He is an affectionate and caring boy who loves to ride his bike and scooter, climb walls, jump in and splash about in the swimming pool and ride the slides at Center Parcs! He is funny and witty and loves to laugh.
We don't know what the future holds, but we do know that whatever it is Will the Warrior will continue to bounce back, like the rubber ball that he is!
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Patterns
1. | LQ files. Beth's design Police motorbike | Stitcher:
Jan G, Hull, UK
Received
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2. | Rescue Vehicles, Cross Stitch Card Shop Police car and fire engine by Maria Diaz | Stitcher:
Rosemary Binnie, Macclesfield, UK
Received
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3. | The Stitch Patterns on Etsy Red fire engine | Stitcher:
Shirley, Worthing, Sussex, England
In Progress
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4. | Cross stitch gallery number 35 Sep/oct 2002 5 police vehicles as many of them that I can fit in ! | Stitcher:
Kay, Southminster, Essex, UK
Received
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5. | Choice of 6 (so will see what others choose) 2-3 emergency vehicles | Stitcher:
Kate, Leics, UK
Received
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6. | Pattern by XStitchEverything from Etsy. Ambulance. | Stitcher:
Diana, Sussex, UK
Received
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7. | Own design of a lifeboat | Stitcher:
Pat Brown, Fareham, England
Received
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8. | Cross stitch card shop & cross stitch crazy A fireman, A policeman and an Ambulance | Stitcher:
Leanne Malcolmson, Romsey, UK
In Progress
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9. | Ambulance, own design (or I can do a digger if you've got enough ambulances) | Stitcher:
Elizabeth, Shipley, UK
Received
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10. | DMC Country Companions Kit Hedgehog dressed as a policeman | Stitcher:
Gemma.H, Glos, UK
In Progress
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11. | Sunflower cat creation Policeman with a car in the background | Stitcher:
Paula Dewar, Glasgow, Scotland
Received
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12. | Label |
Stitcher: Sandra, Shefford, England Received |
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Squares received

Stitched by:
Sandra
Submitted: Sep 2019
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Stitched by:
Jan G
Submitted: Sep 2019
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Stitched by:
Rosemary Binnie
Submitted: Nov 2019
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Stitched by:
Kay
Submitted: Nov 2019
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Stitched by:
Kate
Submitted: Nov 2019
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Stitched by:
Diana
Submitted: Sep 2019
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Stitched by:
Pat Brown
Submitted: Sep 2019
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Stitched by:
Elizabeth
Submitted: Oct 2019
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Stitched by:
Paula Dewar
Submitted: Nov 2019
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Card

Stitched by: Heather Jepson |
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